pancreatitis pseudocyst

Foward 16 days, I land back in a different hospital who said pancreatitis was gone but I had the complication of a very large, baseball sized pancreatic pseudocyst. They said don't worry about pseudocyst, it's no big deal, it will go away. (Huh?) They said gallbladder was partially blocked. (Huh?) They pushed and and pushed coaxed and wheedled, trying to get me to have my gallbladder out via laproscopy but I resisted. My instincts were screaming so loud they were deafening.

5 cm in its greatest dimensions) involving the head and proximal body of the pancreas possibilities would include a pancreatic pseudocyst or choledochal cyst." I am scheduled for a MRCP and an ERCP to determine the next phase in treatment. From the above analysis, could this be cancerous? I have a family history of cancer (my father died from colon cancer). My doctor asked me if I have lost any weight...I have not and have actually GAINED. And...

Elevated lipase, especially when more than 3x the reference range, is suspicious for pancreatitis (difficult to see on ultrasound). Differential diagnosis of pancreatic cyst includes pseudocyst (in the setting of pancreatitis), sidebranch IPMN, or serous or mucinous cystic neoplasm. MRI/MRCP, as suggested by your GI doc, can help to further characterize.

The doctor asked me to get a CT scan of the abdomen, which I got done a few days ago. The radiologist reported a 1.8 x 2 cm hypodense pancreatic pseudocyst consistent with acute pancreatitis, but also recommended further imaging to rule out the "much less likely possibility of cystic neoplasm." In addition, the report also mentioned a 10 mm retroperitoneal lymph node. I have been reading up a lot and am getting extremely worried.

I should also add that I have had no previous problems with my pancreas, never had pancreatitis, I am not an alcoholic, I have had no blunt trauma to my abdomen nor surgery.

I have chronic pancreatitis with pseudocysts & calcification, I also have an enlarged pancreatic duct and history of bile duct sclerosis. I have systemic sclerosis and have chronic gastric ulcers (no H-pyloric) and food bezoars for 10 years. I am supposed to be on liquid diet (I am not) and have gastroparesis and have gained 40 pounds in past two years. I have hypothyroidism for 33 years and empty sella syndrome.

I have a pseudocyst on my pancreas and im 12 week pregnant my pancreas is really badly necrotised and I now have diabetes and my bs are like 11 to 17 can any1 give me any info on what will happen as the docs don't seem to be telling me anything

9 years ago someone finally did a CT and said I had a pancreatic pseudocyst. The pain would come and go - but last around 2 weeks when I had it. It was so severe, I couldn't function. My gallbladder was removed in 2004 and the hope was, that it would stop the pancreas pain. It didn't. Last year, I spent 6 months in agnozing pain. Drugged up on pills and basically checked out of my life.

After 3 rounds of different oral abx, I got the PICC line and started doing daily infusions of Rocephin. Did that for 7 weeks, knowing to be very careful to eat a low fat diet due to possible gallbladder issues that can be a side effect of the drug. Well, I began to have an odd burning sensation under my right rib cage, so I called my doctor but they said I had just had my bloodwork done and everything was normal, so not to worry.

The surgery consisted of placing a permanent drain in the pseudocyst, and, NOT with removing the cyst or removing the kidney.

Well ladies, the lap last Friday went well. Fortunately they were somehow able to deflate me WAY more than last time, so while I'm still a little puffy, it's not nearly as bad as it was last time. That has definitely helped to feel more comfortable recovering. I did have quite a time the night before the lap though. (TMI WARNING!!!) I got my period 2 days before the lap, and the night before I started hemorrhaging, unlike anything I've ever experienced.

CT scan results just came back - they found a hypodense region 1.8 x 2 cm in the pancreas. Impression is that it is a pseudocyst, but they recommend further imaging, saying there is a "much less likely chance of a cystic neoplasm." I am 45 years old, generally in good shape. There are times when I have drunk more than 5 glasses of wine/beer, but these are usually once or twice a year. I don't drink every day or even every week.

The second and third portions of duodenum are collapsed and have no fluid within them on T2 axial imaging. No cyst or pseudocyst is seen. No stranding about the pancreas is identified. The pancreatic duct is identified and not dilated. Kidneys: No obstruction. Ill-defined 9.7 mm mildly hyperintense focus is seen about the lower lateral pole of the left kidney on coronal T2 image 16. This could be a complex cyst.

Hi all ! Can someone please tell me about pancreatitis and the mortality rate when your cat gets it ? My Kaci cat whom I just love so much is old (about 161/2 ) and I have been taking her to the Vet to get hydrated about every 4 days . She is not really eating well and I am really worried . Anything more that I can do for her ? Any suggestions would be appreciated so much ! Thank you ..

The endoscopy found mild gastritis. All other test are normal.The pancreatic specialist did not mention pancreatitis at the time and only prescribed nexium and sulcrafate for the gastritis. I am 67, and never had a previous bout with pancreatitis. Moderate beer drinker. How should I be treated?

I am undergoing treatment for pancreatitis, I am 29 yrs old and not an alcoholic. What precautions I should take while undergoing treatment ? what are the chances of recovering from this disease?

I had to put my 11 year old Llhasa apso to sleep yesterday because he was diagnosed with pancreatitis and was in so much pain that they could not guarantee that he would survive even with treatment. It came on suddenly...he was fine Saturday but began throwing up in the middle of the night and continued...he couldn't even hold down water and was very weak. I took him into the veterinary hospital on Sunday and he was too weak to come home.

Hi .. I have the same thing ... started a year or so ago with mild spasms in left back and front area .. now its pretty much constant and it's in my left hip and left shoulder. Sometimes my ribs and side is tender to touch and I get gas and discomfort as well as low back ache. I had one bad lot of pain one night that I thought might be pancreatitis but nothing since and I carried on drinking heavily (I had a drink problem but have stopped now) for several months after and no more attacks.

My mother has been suffering from Pancreatitis for the past 4months. She has been in hospital three times with severe pain, vomitting, and fluid in the abdominal. In that time she has lots over 25kg. She is 60 years old but since loosing so much weight she looks like 80 years old. She no longer drinks but continues to smoke. What worries me the most is that she eats very tiny amount of food, she vomitts everyday and she is just not getting any better.

I was diagnosed yesterday in the ER. They found through an abdominal ultra sound the tail is enlarged. I have a family history of pancreatic cancer. They request I do further testing. Is pancreatitis something you can get rid of or is it something that kind of hangs around and "flares up"?

Ask your doctor to do a blood test for amylase & lipase levels.

Anyone else out there suffering from Chronic (and acute) pancreatitis and/or sphincter of Oddi dysfunction? Would love to chat about how to manage these disorders.

Can the medicine Zanaflex cause Pancreatitis? I have looked up information on this med and it states that 1 out of 20 patients could develop liver damage. I was diagnosed with Pancreatitis on 10/14/08. I had never had it in my life. I am afraid this medicine has caused it. I have never ever picked up any type of drink other than diet pepsi and jucie. Any help will be greatly appreciated. I am so scared and hurting.

I hope to have got digestive correct, as I assume pancreatitis has to do with that. Vet called today, said Ozzie's level are over 1'000 on lipase count and that makes it sure it is pancreatitis, che chronic version. Having had a look at internet, none of the symptoms agree with what he does. He does not, vomit, reject food, loose stool....

you are correct, cat food, being richer, has set off his pancreatitis. As you know acute pancreatitis can be a fatal event. It can also be transient. no one knows how your dog will do. Medications will decrease the severity of this event and sounds like if you get him over this you have managed his diet very well. I'd like to see his pancreatic work up and treat him to get him over this quickly and so that it does not progress further.

My chocolate lab "Skip" is about 10 years old and developed pancreatitis for the first time. We took him to the doctor he never vomited or diahrea until the day after he got to the vets office. His amalyse was high like 8000 and his glucose and white blood count low but we got an ultrasound to make sure not cancer. He started to show improvements with the IV and antibiotic. Now a week later he is starting to decline and the vet has tried everything.

My question is does this mean I have chronic pancreatitis or can you not tell on a MRCP? Does the duct dilatation set off an inflamation of the liver and pancreas and cause the pancreatitis pain? Also can the duct dilatation heal on its own in time? I have no desire to undergo an ERCP as I've heard such nightmare stories from people who have undergone but yet I'm so tired of not feeling good and having pain and just would like to feel good again. Thanks for your help.

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